Living on flood plains and wetlands : a homeowner's highwater handbook /
Gilmer, Maureen.
Living on flood plains and wetlands : a homeowner's highwater handbook / Maureen Gilmer. - 204 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 23 cm
Includes resources (pages 193) and index.
Historic facts concerning wetlands and flood plains -- Understanding rivers, creeks, and seasonal streams -- Wastelands to wetlands -- Creating a wetland habitat -- Soil erosion and siltation -- Emergency procedures and digging out -- Future flooding, flood-proofing, and drainage -- The effects of flooding on soil and plants -- Plants for wet ground and floodplain landscaping.
Includes floodproofing, recovering from a flood, creating a wetland habitat, and floodplain landscaping.
9781493038343 1493038346
Dampness in buildings.
Floodplains.
Wetlands.
Living on flood plains and wetlands : a homeowner's highwater handbook / Maureen Gilmer. - 204 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 23 cm
Includes resources (pages 193) and index.
Historic facts concerning wetlands and flood plains -- Understanding rivers, creeks, and seasonal streams -- Wastelands to wetlands -- Creating a wetland habitat -- Soil erosion and siltation -- Emergency procedures and digging out -- Future flooding, flood-proofing, and drainage -- The effects of flooding on soil and plants -- Plants for wet ground and floodplain landscaping.
Includes floodproofing, recovering from a flood, creating a wetland habitat, and floodplain landscaping.
9781493038343 1493038346
Dampness in buildings.
Floodplains.
Wetlands.